Author: Fox Valley Magazine

Naperville Park District invites golfers to help celebrate the reopening of the Glen Ekey Driving Range and the practice facility at Naperbrook Golf Course on Friday, May 27. Renovations to the range and practice green took place in the fall of 2021, allowing the range to operate after construction using all-weather mats. Now that the new turf is established, Naperbrook Golf Course is pleased to celebrate the reopening of the entire facility, including the new turf range tee and practice green. Friday’s celebration will include a competition and all-day specials. Golf professionals at Naperbrook will be out on the practice…

(Al Benson photo) The Geneva Viking Ship will reopen for public visits on Saturday, May 21. The public is invited. Parking is free at Good Templar Park, 528 East Side Drive in Geneva. Visit dates are May 15, from 1 to 4 p.m.; June 19, 25, 26 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. during Swedish Days; July 16, from 1 to 4 p.m.; Aug. 20, from 1 to 4 p.m.; Sept. 17, from 1 to 4 p.m.; and Oct. 15-16, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tours include self-guided and docent-guided tours every 15 minutes to 3:15 p.m. For private group tours, call (630) 302-7333. Admission is $7…

Naperville Park District collaborating with the Downtown Naperville Alliance and the City of Naperville to provide bulbs for free For 2022, Naperville Park District is changing the way it distributes the tulip bulbs that are removed each spring. Instead of selling the bulbs for $3 per dozen, the District will join with the City of Naperville and the Downtown Naperville Alliance to make the leftover bulbs from the Riverwalk and other Park District locations available for free, along with bulbs from the City and other downtown locations. Tulip bulbs will be available for free pickup beginning at 8:00 a.m. on…

Early voting for the June 28 primary begins today, May 19, at the Kane County Clerk’s Office in Geneva and the Aurora Satellite office​​​​​​, and extends through the end of the day before election day. Early voting at early permanent polling places and other early voting locations, begins on June 13, 2022, and extends through the end of day before election day. Voters may go to any one of these locations to vote early. Early voting is not conducted at voters’ usual polling place. Polling places will only be open for voting on the observed Election Day. The ballot is the same whether…

Geneva police have identified the person struck and killed by a Metra train in Geneva early this morning as a 17-year-old girl. The name of the victim has not been released. According to a press release by the Geneva Police Department, the girl died from injuries sustained when she was struck by an eastbound Metra passenger train on the Union Pacific-West line underneath the Route 25 vehicle overpass. Geneva Police and Fire Department personnel were dispatched to the scene around 6:20 a.m. for a train accident involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, emergency responders located the teen on the railroad tracks.…

A woman was struck and killed by a Metra train in Geneva early this morning. The name of the victim has not been released. The incident occurred before 6:30 a.m. on the Union Pacific-West Line near Crissey Avenue on the City’s east side. Geneva Police said train traffic in both directions will be stopped for the next several hours as authorities investigate the incident. Commuters who use Metra will likely need to find alternate travel arrangements, as significant delays are expected throughout the day. Please check Metra’s website for the latest schedule changes. Geneva’s railroad crossings at Third Street and…

Downtown Naperville is THE place to visit this spring! Downtown Naperville prides itself on its eclectic mix of national and locally owned and operated stores. With over 100 stores to love, Downtown Naperville is a shopper’s paradise with national favorite stores like Banana Republic, Anthropologie, Sephora, lululemon and Athleta… plus local one-of-a-kind boutiques like Little Luxuries, Anderson’s Bookshop, London Skye, Naperville Running Company, Dean’s Fine Clothing, Karisma Boutique, and much more. Enjoy world class dining at over 50 restaurants. Let’s talk Italian, Asian, Mexican, Irish, American… mouthwatering seafood, steaks, tacos and burgers too! Downtown Naperville has a delightful mix of…

A 23-year-old Wayne man was hit and killed by a woman driving an SUV late Friday night in Bartlett. At approximately 11:40pm Friday evening, Bartlett police officers responded to the intersection of Rt. 59 and Hudson Court in Bartlett to investigate a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Police indicate that a 40-year-old woman was driving a 2008 Ford Explorer northbound on Rt. 59 when she hit a pedestrian, 23-year-old Micah Padron. Padron was immediately transported to St. Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman estates, where later he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. No charges have yet been filed,…

The 15th annual Frontier Kite Fly, presented by The Branch – Naperville Moms, will be held at Frontier Sports Complex, located at 3380 Cedar Glade Drive on Sunday, June 5 from 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. A free event, the Kite Fly is co-hosted by Naperville Park District and KidsMatter to provide fun for all ages and a rare opportunity to view gigantic kites flown by kite enthusiasts from Chicago Kite. Participants also can practice flying their own kites. The event began in 2007 and has run every year since then except 2020. “We are happy to co-host the Kite Fly once…

(Capitol News Illinois photo by Peter Hancock) By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News Illinois About a month and a half from the June 28 primary, and “undecided” was the lead vote-getter this week in a new poll of 1,000 likely GOP primary voters, with 36.9 percent of respondents falling into that camp. For those polled who have picked a candidate, Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin had the lead at 24.1 percent, followed by state Sen. Darren Bailey, R-Xenia, at 19.8 percent, Gary Rabine at 7.8 percent, Jesse Sullivan at 7.3 percent, Max Solomon at 2.3 percent and Paul Schimpf at 1.9 percent. The…